And if people derive self-esteem from the very behaviors that we are warning against, ironically, our warnings may promote these behaviors.

讽刺的是，如果人们获得自尊是来自恰是我们正在警告的某些行为，我们的警告可能会助长这种行为。

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The warning in 2005 was criticised as "self-serving" because Goldman Sachs is one of the largest Wall Street investment Banks trading oil and it could profit from an increase in prices.

外界批评他2005年发出的警告是“自私自利”，因为高盛是从事石油交易的大型华尔街投资银行之一，能够从油价上涨中获利。

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When television producers say it is the parents' obligation to keep children away from the tube, they reach the self-satire point of warning that their own product is unsuitable for consumption.

当电视节目制作人说让孩子们远离电视是家长们的责任时，他们到了自我嘲讽的地步，是在警告说自己的产品不适合于消费。

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He claimed he had acted in self-defence, but was given a formal warning that his actions had breached the terms of his release.

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Without government coming in and imposing warning standards, it is up to the alcohol industry to self-regulate which has frustrated many health professionals who believe the alcohol industry's commercial concerns will outweigh any public health issues.

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